In Your Area World Tour

Blackpink 2018 Tour [In Your Area] Seoul x BC Card On September 12, it was announced that the group would hold their first concert in Seoul, titled Blackpink 2018 Tour [In Your Area] Seoul x BC Card, on November 11 and 12 at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena. Each member of the group played an active role in planning the show; it was revealed that the title of the tour, In Your Area, was chosen by the members themselves. Tickets became available to the group's fan club members for pre-sale on September 14 via Auction Ticket and to the general public on September 18. All 20,000 tickets for the two concerts quickly sold out. During the two-day concert at Seoul, member Jennie performed for the first time her debut solo song "Solo", which was released later on November 12, 2018. Blackpink released a 14-track live album recorded during the Seoul concerts, Blackpink 2018 Tour In Your Area Seoul, on August 30, 2019. Blackpink 2019–2020 World Tour [In Your Area] On October 31, 2018, Blackpink announced their first tour dates for the Asian leg, with shows in Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur commencing in mid-January 2019. On January 28, 2019, Blackpink officially announced the concert dates and venues for the European leg; the tour kicked off in Amsterdam on May 18, 2019. The group later shared the tour's North American shows, on February 11, 2019, via social media. The North American leg kicked off in Los Angeles on April 17, in between the two weekends of Coachella, where the group performed. On February 22, 2019, it was reported that all 60,000 tickets for the group's first North American tour were sold out. Blackpink announced tour dates for Australia on February 25. Kia Motors served as the tour's official sponsor. On April 15, the group announced they would hold four dome concerts in three cities in Japan, starting in Tokyo on December 4, 2019. On January 22, 2020, it was announced that the tour's last concert at Fukuoka Dome would be broadcast live in 96 movie theaters in Japan. A live album, DVD and Blu-ray of the Tokyo Dome concert, Blackpink 2019–2020 World Tour In Your Area – Tokyo Dome –, was released on May 6, 2020. The DVD ranked first on Oricon DVD Weekly Chart (May 4–10). == Concert synopsis ==

The show begins with a montage of a Rubik's Cube spelling out "Blackpink" and the names of the members on the main stage's screen. The cube then explodes into pink glitter and rising smoke as the group rises to the stage to perform "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" in light pink outfits. On elevated platforms, Blackpink then performs "Forever Young" in front of an outer space-like backdrop. Blackpink, in sparkly costumes, returns to the stage from below and performs "Playing with Fire" with a gate-like setting on-screen. The backdrop changes to kaleidoscope-like graphics as the group sings "Kick It". They move to the B-stage and perform the final two songs, "Boombayah" and "As If It's Your Last", after a short interaction with the audience. For the encore, the group reappears on stage in casual clothes to perform a remixed version of "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du". Blackpink introduces members of the touring band and dancers to the audience and thank them before enjoying an instrumental performance by The Band Six. Only the group remains onstage afterwards to sing the final song, "Hope Not"; they say goodbye to the audience before departing the stage. == Critical reception ==

The concert received generally positive reviews from the critics. Variety drew comparisons between the all-dancing concert to Beyonce's 2018 Coachella performance, calling it "within the realm of earthly aspirational possibility" with "semi-rigid, semi-relaxed synchronization" and "major charm offensive from four quintessential Girls Next Door". Evan Real, writing for The Hollywood Reporter, stated that the girl group delivered "impressive vocals, dancing" that "not even the stage's extravagant light display or frequent bursts of fireworks could pull the group's focus from their exceptionally polished routine". Billboard described the concert as "hugely engaging" and applauded Blackpink's "remarkably natural aura" as opposed to the usual rigidity that K-pop concerts usually have, thanks to the group's improvisations and audience interaction. However, the magazine criticized the solo performances, calling Lisa's dance number "as baffling as it was boring" and Jisoo's cover of Clarity "uncomfortably close to a filler". The Guardian shared similar sentiments regarding the solo segment and gave the concert three stars out of five, stating that while the show had "brilliant moments throughout", it did not "take enough risks". On the other hand, Jan Lee of The Straits Times felt the solo performances were enjoyable and the concert's energy was infectious; he described the members of Blackpink as "exuberant, charming and visually stunning onstage", though he felt the show needed more original material from the group. == Accolades ==

The In Your Area World Tour became the most successful tour by a Korean female group in history. It recorded a 96.6% rate of seat occupancy for the first 32 concerts, excluding the concerts in Japan. Among them, 22 concerts in cities such as Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Los Angeles, Chicago, Hamilton, Newark, Fort Worth, Paris, Macau, and Melbourne were sold out. All four dome concerts for the Japan leg were also sold out. == Setlist ==

The North American setlist was performed at the show at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on May 1, 2019. It does not represent all shows throughout the tour. == Tour dates ==

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;Blackpink • Jisoo • Jennie • Rosé • Lisa ;Band • Omar Dominick: Bass • Dante Jackson: Keyboard • Justin Lyons: Guitar • Bennie Rodgers II: Drums ==Live albums==

Two live albums were released for the In Your Area World Tour: ''Blackpink 2018 Tour 'In Your Area' Seoul, and Blackpink 2019–2020 World Tour in Your Area – Tokyo Dome''. ''Blackpink 2018 Tour 'In Your Area' Seoul'' '''''Blackpink 2018 Tour 'In Your Area' Seoul''''' is the second live album by the South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released digitally on August 8, 2019, and was released on DVD on August 30, 2019. Track listing • "Duu-Du Duu-Du" • "Forever Young" • "Stay" • "Sure Thing" (Cover) • "Whistle" • "Clarity" (Jisoo Solo, cover) • "I Like It, Faded, Attention" (Lisa Solo, dance cover) • "Let It Be, You & I + Only Look at Me" (Rose Solo) • "Solo" (Jennie Solo) • "Kiss & Make Up" • "Really" • "See U Later" • "Playing With Fire" • "16 Shots" (Dance cover) • "Boombayah" • "As If It's Your Last" • "Whistle" (Acoustic\Remix vers.) • "Duu-Du Duu-Du" (Encore vers.) • "Stay" (Encore vers.) Blackpink 2019–2020 World Tour in Your Area – Tokyo Dome Blackpink 2019–2020 World Tour in Your Area – Tokyo Dome is the third live album by the South Korean girl group Blackpink. It was released on May 14, 2020. Track listing • "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" (Japanese version) • "Forever Young" (Japanese version) • "Stay" (Japanese version, remix) • "Whistle" (Japanese version) • "Kill This Love" (Japanese version) • "Don't Know What to Do" (Japanese version) • "Really" (Japanese version) • "See U Later" (Japanese version) • "Playing with Fire" (Japanese version) • "Kick It" (Japanese version) • "Boombayah" (Japanese version) • "As If It's Your Last" (Japanese version) == Notes ==